Skype Coming to iPhone Next Week?

Skype CEO Josh Silverman told Gigaom that the eBay-owned VOIP provider has been working on a version of its software for the iPhone for some time now. The site has recently gotten word (from one of those anonymous tipster types) that the app is coming soon--as early as next week even.

Skype CEO Josh Silverman told Gigaom that the eBay-owned VOIP provider has been working on a version of its software for the iPhone for some time now. Today the site got word (from one of those anonymous tipster types) that the app is coming soon--as early as next week even.

According to the source, Skype is set to launch an iPhone version of its software next week--perhaps at CTIA in Las Vegas. The company has already launched a Windows Mobile version of the service.

Brian Heater has worked at a number of tech pubs, including Engadget, Laptop, and PCMag (where he served as Senior Editor). Most recently, he was as the Managing Editor of TechTimes.com. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
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